Rules of Play

Contents

Game Board

1 Screwdriver Spinner

1 Tool Belt

20 Tools (4 hammers, 4 screwdrivers, 4 wrenches, 4 bolts, 4
nuts)

1 Sore Thumb

4 Movers (half-size bolts)

Instructions

Overview

Players spin the spinner to move around the game board,
collecting the Tool Belt and all of the tools of the player’s color (hammer,
screwdriver, wrench, bolt, nut).Players try to avoid wearing the Sore Thumb.

NOTE:The tools
really work.Use the screwdriver or the
wrench to put together or take apart the nut and bolt.

Set Up

Assemble the spinner.From the back side of the game board(the brown side), push the circular base through the hole.From the front of the game board, place the
screwdriver spinner into the base.

Each player chooses a colored bolt (mover) which will be the
same color as the tools the player attempts to collect while moving around the
game board.

All colored bolts (movers) begin on the “Start” spot.

Playing the Game

The youngest player goes first by spinning the spinner and
moving his/her colored half-size bolt (mover) counterclockwise around the board
the number of spaces indicated by the spin.Players follow the directions for the space landed on.Then the player’s turn is over.

NOTE:Players may
share the same space.

Game Board Spaces

Tool Spaces

The player takes the tool of the same color as his/her mover
from the tool box (game box).If the
piece has already been collected then the player’s turn is over.

If the Tool Belt is in the player’s possession then the
player puts the tool just collected into one of the Tool Belt loops.

NOTE:Once the nut
and bolt are collected, the Busy, Busy Builders should put them together (screw
the nut onto the bolt).It will be
easier to store in the Tool Belt that way.

Tool Belt Space

Take the Tool Belt from the game box or from the player who
is wearing it.If some tools have
already been collected, put those tools in the Tool Belt loops.

NOTE:If the Tool
Belt goes to another player, the present owner of the Tool Belt must take
his/her tools out before passing the Tool Belt onto the next player.

Sore Thumb Space

Ouch!The player
takes the Sore Thumb from the game box or from another player who is wearing it
and places it on his/her thumb.

A player may get rid of the Sore Thumb in one of the
following ways:

Landing
on a “Return 1” space.

Landing
on the “Start” space.

When
another player lands on the “Sore Thumb” and takes the thumb away.

Return 1 Space

The player must return either the Sore Thumb or one of
his/her tools or the Tool Belt to the game box.If the player has nothing to return, the turn is over.

Take 1 Space

The player takes one tool of his/her color from the game box
or the Tool Belt from the player who is wearing it.

Start Space

If a player lands on the “Start” space, that player can
either treat it like the “Take 1” space or return the Sore Thumb to the game
box.

Winning the Game

The first player to collect all the tools of his/her color
(hammer, screwdriver, wrench, bolt, nut) and the Tool Belt – while NOT wearing
the Sore Thumb – is the winner – the Busy, Busy Builder!